The French team, which failed to regain the world title on Sunday, was nonetheless greeted by thousands at the Place de la Concorde in Paris this Monday, according to several local journalists.
Coach Didier Deschamps and the players appeared before a French crowd around 21:40 (20:40 Lisbon time) at the Hotel Crillon, near the Champs Elysées, in a crowd of thousands chanting “thank you les bleus”.
“These moments need to be lived as if they were the last, to savor, to enjoy. Let’s hug and leave, enjoy and go on vacation, recharge our batteries, because there is a second part of the season, so that in any case, it always hurts your heart when the people you spend so much time with remain one family” , – said striker Olivier Giroud.
Even without a title, unlike what happened in 2018, in Russia, French fans were present in the “heart” of Paris to once again applaud the Gallic players aged 13 to 60 and over.
“To see everyone together even without a final victory is something incredible. This is unique, ”admitted midfielder Rabiot.
About an hour and a half ago, the world runner-up also received a direct reception at one of the Paris airports, but at this point the players and coaches returned without big smiles, and Kylian Mbappe, the author of the “hat-trick”. ‘ in the final, he really ran to get into one of the buses waiting on the track as quickly as possible.
More than 24 million viewers watched the return from home, a record viewership for local television, according to French media.
2018 champions France missed out on their third world title in Qatar, losing 4-2 to Argentina on penalties, after 2-2 in regular time and 3-3 at the end of extra time.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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